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Historic Capen House readies for move across lake

It's a big day for Winter Park's historic Capen House, as half of the building is set to be moved across Lake Osceola to a new location.

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Updated: 12:47 PM EST Dec 10, 2013

Historic Capen House readies for move across lake

It's a big day for Winter Park's historic Capen House, as half of the building is set to be moved across Lake Osceola to a new location.

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Updated: 12:47 PM EST Dec 10, 2013

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WEBVTT 2 NEWS AT NOON" IN HIGH DEFINITION. WINTER PARK IS ABOUT TO EN ROUTE TO ITS NEW HOME GOOD AFTERNOON I'M AIXA DIAZ. AND I'M MEREDITH McDONOUGH. IT WILL BE TAKEN OVER IN TWO PARTS. WE DO HAVE A LIVE LOOK HERE FROM CHOPPER 2 OVER THE SCENE HERE. IT WILL BE TAKEN TO THE ALBIN MUSEUM. WESH 2'S MARINA MORE OBJECTING ONO TOOK IT TOOK A LOT OF HARD WORK AND MONEY ON TO MAKE THIS POSSIBLE. Reporter: THE BIG MOVING DAY HAS FINALLY COME. THE FIRST HOUSE OF THE CAPEN HOUSE WILL NOW HIT HERE JUST ACROSS FROM THE ORIGINAL LAND. SO THIS IS EXCITING FOR ME. Reporter: AND DOZENS OF OTHER PEOPLE FEEL THE SAME WAY GATHERING TO WATCH THIS DAY FINALLY COME TO FRUITION. SOME FOLKS STANDING BY AT A NEAR DOCK OTHERS ON THE WATER IN THEIR BOATS WATCHING THE MOVE UP CLOSE AND SOME WAITING FOR THE FINAL SETTING ONCE THE FIRST HALF OF THE HOME IS ERECTED AT THE MUSEUM. THEY'RE GOING TO BRING HER UP ON STEEL PLATE ROAD THAT WE'RE BUILDING ON THE LOT AND THEN SPIN HER AROUND AND THEN BRING HER BACK TO HER PERMANENT POSITION. Reporter: A MOMENTOUS UNDERTAKING INCLUDING THE MOVE AND RESTORATION IS COSTING $650,000 AND OUT OF THE BOX MOVING EXPERIENCE FOR THE CENTURY OLD STRUCTURE BEING PLACED ON THIS BARGE AND FLOATED ACROSS LAKE OSCEOLA FOR A THIRD OF A MILE. IT WAS PRETTY QUESTIONABLE. IT SEEMS WELL, RAISING MONEY FOR ANYTHING THESE DAYS IS KIND OF TOUGH. Reporter: TWO HALVES HAVE BEEN DUBBED FRED AND GINGER AN HOMAGE TO THE DANCING COUPLE AND MUCH LIKE ITS VOYAGE DANCING ACROSS THE LAKE. TODAY IS GINGER'S TURN. I REMEMBER THE CAPEN HOUSE GROWING UP AND THE MUSEUM GROWING UP AND IT'S JUST EXCITING ON. Reporter: ANOTHER HOUSE OF THE CAPEN HOUSE FRED WILL BE BROUGHT OVER IN THE SAME MANNER ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21st THEN A FULL RESTORATION TO STITCH BOTH HALVES TOGETHER WILL HAPPEN AND THE HOME WILL LIKELY BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC STARTSING IN FALL OF 2014.

Historic Capen House readies for move across lake

It's a big day for Winter Park's historic Capen House, as half of the building is set to be moved across Lake Osceola to a new location.